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@interface PhotoView ()<UIScrollViewDelegate>

@property (nonatomic,strong) UIScrollView *scrollView;

@property (nonatomic,strong) UIActivityIndicatorView *indicator;

@end

@implementation PhotoView

- (nonnull instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame{

    self = [super initWithFrame:frame];

    //添加scrollView

    [self prepareScrollView];

    //添加小菊花提示

    _indicator = [[UIActivityIndicatorView alloc] initWithActivityIndicatorStyle:UIActivityIndicatorViewStyleWhiteLarge];

    //设置小菊花居中显示

    _indicator.center = self.center;

    [self addSubview:_indicator];

    return self;
}

- (void)setPhoto:(Photo *)photo{

    _photo = photo;

    //显示小菊花

    [_indicator startAnimating];

    //设置图片

    [_imgView sd_setImageWithURL:photo.largephotourl completed:^(UIImage *image, NSError *error, SDImageCacheType cacheType, NSURL *imageURL) {

        if (error) {

            NSLog(@"下载图片图片错误提醒是%@",error);

            return ;
        }

        //隐藏小菊花
        [_indicator stopAnimating];

        //计算imgView的frame

        [self caclImgViewFrame:image];

    }];

}

#pragma mar ---scrollView前期准备

- (void) prepareScrollView {

    _scrollView = [[UIScrollView alloc] initWithFrame:self.frame];

    _scrollView.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];

    _imgView = [[UIImageView alloc] init];

    [_scrollView addSubview:_imgView];

    [self addSubview:_scrollView];

    UITapGestureRecognizer *tapGesture = [[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(tapClosePhoto)];

    [_imgView addGestureRecognizer:tapGesture];

    _imgView.userInteractionEnabled = YES;

    _scrollView.delegate = self;

    _scrollView.minimumZoomScale = 0.01;

    _scrollView.maximumZoomScale = 2.0;

}

#pragma mark ---计算imgView的frame

- (void) caclImgViewFrame:(UIImage *) img{

    //计算的imgView的size

    CGSize size = [self caclImgViewSize:img];

    //计算imgView的位置

    //1.大图时

    if (_scrollView.frame.size.height < size.height){

        //顶部显示

        _imgView.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, size.width, size.height);

        //设置scrollView的内容大小

        _scrollView.contentSize = size;

    }else{

    //2.小图时

        CGFloat y = (_scrollView.frame.size.height - size.height) * 0.5;

        _imgView.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, size.width, size.height);

        _scrollView.contentInset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(y, 0, 0, 0);

    }

}

//计算imgView的size

- (CGSize) caclImgViewSize:(UIImage *) img{

    //图片最大的宽度为UIScreen的宽度

    CGFloat scale = img.size.height / img.size.width;

    CGFloat h = _scrollView.frame.size.width * scale;

    //所以显示图片的size为

    CGSize size = CGSizeMake(_scrollView.frame.size.width, h);

    return size;
}

#pragma mark -----事件处理方法

- (void) tapClosePhoto{

    if ([self.photoDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(tapClosePhoto:)]) {

        [self.photoDelegate tapClosePhoto:self];

    }

}

#pragma mark ----代理方法

- (nullable UIView *)viewForZoomingInScrollView:(nonnull UIScrollView *)scrollView{

    return _imgView;
}

- (void)scrollViewDidZoom:(nonnull UIScrollView *)scrollView{

    //获取缩放比例

    CGFloat scale = _imgView.transform.a;

    if ([self.photoDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(photoDidZoom:)]) {

        [self.photoDelegate photoDidZoom:scale];

    }

}

//缩放结束后调用

- (void)scrollViewDidEndZooming:(nonnull UIScrollView *)scrollView withView:(nullable UIView *)view atScale:(CGFloat)scale{

    //此时的view时imgView

    CGFloat x = (_scrollView.frame.size.width - view.frame.size.width) * 0.5;

    CGFloat y = (_scrollView.frame.size.height - view.frame.size.height) * 0.5;

    //如果是放大时,就不移动照片,在缩小的时候移动照片

    if (x < 0) {

        x= 0;

    }

    if (y < 0) {

        y = 0;
    }

    //移动图片

    _scrollView.contentInset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(y, x, 0, 0);

    //通知缩放结束

    if ([self.photoDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(photoEndZoom)]) {

        [self.photoDelegate photoEndZoom];

    }

}

@end


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Q: Instructions Page I have just finished my first app in Android and now I want to build a small instructions page that will open when the application opens. Id like the user to be able to read a small set instructions and then just click a close button on the same screen to close the screen and begin using the application.
Should I do the with an alert box or is there a better way?
Thanks for the help.

A: I would create a small activity with a TextView of your instructional information in a ScrollView with an anchored Close button at the bottom of the page.
Consider a layout similar to the Android first-setup layout:

You would use a centered Close button instead of a next button, but the idea would be the same. This is a very clean layout for longer messages in an application.

A: I would use an Activity with the style set as Theme.Dialog you do this in the AndroidManifest.xml as follows...
<activity
    android:name=".InstructionsActivity"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Dialog">

    ...

</activity>

Use SharedPreferences to save a 'first run' boolean and check it in the onCreate(...) method of your MAIN/LAUNCHER Activity - if the boolean is true then set it to false then use startActivity(...) to start your InstructionsActivity dialog.

A: The AlertDialog is good for this however longer content may be better with a mobile optimized web page and don't forget to make the help available from other parts of the application.

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Okay, I admit it I am a big sports fan, and just like many of you, I enjoy watching great competitions, unlike this year's Super Bowl. That is unless of course you're a Seahawks fan. But every two years, we get treated to the Olympic Games. Whether they are the winter or summer games, the excitement and competition of each event include outcomes determined by fractions of a second. The Olympic judges have the benefit of precise timing equipment and instant replay to make decision on scoring each athlete. They are well aware that the accuracy of this equipment can be the difference between gold, silver or bronze, or maybe missing the podium altogether, not to mention national pride.
The Sochi Winter Olympics are officially underway, and as you may have seen, NBC will once again be providing viewers access to live streaming in a multitude of mediums. On the NBC Olympics page, computer users can enter their cable or digital television provider personal user name and password and watch live video of the events. Mobile viewers can also download the free NBC Live Extra App. The iPhone, Droid and iPad app will have live and recorded events, and on demand HD video. And for the first time, NBC Universal will stream video on Facebook as part of a partnership deal with the social media giant.


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S P Jain Ranked #1 in the UAE: Nielsen Salary Audit Topline Report 2014
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DUBAI, UAE, March 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
S P Jain School of Global Management (S P Jain) continues its ride up in international university standings - most recently, the School was ranked #1 in the UAE by Nielsen in its Salary Audit Topline Report 2014, which indicates that S P Jain MBA graduates received the highest salaries in the UAE on graduation. The findings were drawn from a salary audit conducted by Nielsen of fresh management graduates who have been placed within various companies in the UAE. Nielsen reported that S P Jain graduates enjoy starting salaries 45% higher than their peers from other UAE universities.
Professor Christopher Abraham, Head of Campus - Dubai and Senior Vice President, S P Jain, says that although the School is much younger than most local and international universities in the UAE, it stands tall thanks to the remarkable performance of its students and alumni. "We live and breathe for the success of our alumni. The Nielsen ranking proves the exceptional quality of talent we produce and that top companies are willing to pay the highest salaries for these graduates. We are so proud of them. Our multi-campus model plays a distinctive role in shaping these graduates. They are globally intelligent, culturally agile, and have actual experience living, studying and working in diverse cultures. Recruiters find this very appealing and relevant to their needs."
Professor John Davis, Dean - Global MBA & Master of Global Business, S P Jain, shares, "Year after year, S P Jain graduates have built a strong track record of being exceptional global business managers. Their remarkable performance, both in the workplace and outside, has led to our growth as one of the world's best business schools. Just last year, the School was ranked #1 in Dubai and #5 in Asia by Forbes in its Best International Business Schools Rankings."
In recent years, S P Jain has risen up the ranks in international university standings. In addition to a coveted Forbes ranking in 2013, the School enjoyed top rankings for its MBA program in 2011 and 2012 by the Financial Times. S P Jain's postgraduate business programs are accredited by AMBA, UK, and ABEST21, Japan.
About S P Jain School of Global Management:
S P Jain School of Global Management (S P Jain) is driven by its mission of crafting 21st century business leaders. With international campuses in Dubai, Singapore and Sydney, S P Jain has established a strong foothold in the Asia Pacific region.
S P Jain requires all its full-time students to study in all 3 campuses. This gives the School's undergraduate and postgraduate students direct experience of three very different cultural and business environments. In each city, students have the unique opportunity to interact with local industry experts, engage in projects with top multinationals and experience diverse cultural environments through structured global immersion activities.
S P Jain is registered as a Higher Education Provider in Australia. Upon graduation, students receive a degree conferred by S P Jain School of Global Management, Australia. S P Jain's world-class business courses are accredited by the Department of Education/Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), Australia, and licensed by the Council of Private Education, Singapore, and the Knowledge and Human Development Authority, Dubai. Click here to read more.
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Roundtable on "International Support to Political Party Development – Reflection on Strategies, Achievements, and Challenges"
Authors: Levan Tsutskiridze, Bakur Kvashilava
This article is a brief summary of the report on the expert roundtable: "International Support to Political Party Development – Reflection on Strategies, Achievements, and Challenges" organized by the Eastern European Centre for Multiparty Democracy (EECMD) with a financial support of the Embassy of Kingdom of the Netherlands to Georgia on May 11, 2018. At the roundtable, representatives from foreign aid community, political parties, and academia presented their views on the trends of democratization, political party development and evolution both globally and in the wider region.
Money and Politics: Legislative, Institutional and Cultural Factors of Political Competition
Authors: Levan Tsutskiridze
The influence of money in politics represents one of the most debated issues in democracy assistance communities and between politicians. While essential for political competition, the growth of the role of political funding in electoral processes is creating, in the eyes of many observers, serious challenges to democratic process. This paper focuses on Eastern Europe and the EU's Eastern neighborhood, but some of the ideas and problems discussed here may be applicable elsewhere. It addresses some of the regulatory, institutional and cultural aspects of political financing and discusses potential reforms and necessary paradigm shifts that will be helpful in reinvigorating and strengthening democratic institutions.
EECMD Roundtable on Decentralisation in Ukraine and Odesa Oblast
Authors: Dr. Sierhiei Sakhanienko
The analytical note "EECMD Roundtable on Decentralisation in Ukraine and Odesa Oblast" is written by Dr. Sierhiei Sakhanienko, expert from Odesa Regional Institute for Public Administration. It summarizes the arguments and propositions put forward by the experts during the EECMD roundtable in Odesa on 16 November 2017. It questions, among others, the economic, political and policy rationales for the decentralization debate, further effects of decentralization on political parties and Ukrainian political system as well as the challenges it represents to local actors.
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EECMD Roundtable on Decentralisation in Ukraine and Lviv Oblast
Authors: Dr. Maryan Lopata & Dr. Yevhen Laniuk
The analytical note "EECMD Roundtable on Decentralisation in Ukraine and Lviv Oblast" is written by Dr. Maryan Lopata and Dr. Yevhen Laniuk, experts from the Centre of Innovation Research. It is a summary of arguments and propositions elaborated by the experts during the EECMD roundtable in Lviv on 24 November 2017. The publication dwells upon, among others, the gains and disadvantages of the decentralization process, the effects of the decentralization reform on political parties and Ukrainian political system as well as the specific features of the decentralization process in the Lviv Oblast.
Intra-party Democracy: A Pathway to Political Renewal
This essay, written for those who are thinking about the new approaches to organizing political parties and movements, outlines some of the potential reform paths in internal party democracy. While some of the ideas presented below may find their applications elsewhere, they are primarily written with an eye on relatively young democracies or partially free countries, that have made some tangible achievements in democratization (such as for example, generally free and fair elections) but retain some of the basic features of the authoritarian systems from which they have graduated not very long time ago (weakly institutionalized, personality based political parties and dominant party systems for example).
Democracy Needs Democrats: Annual Report 2016
Authors: Nino Japiashvili, Levan Tsutskiridze, Mariam Chikhladze, Salome Mukhuradze, Ana Giorgadze
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Integration of National Minorities in Georgia
Authors: Kristine Margvelashvili, Ana Tsiklauri, Levan Kakhishvili, Diana Bogishvili, Irina Osepashvili (2017)
This publication is a combination of four policy papers and is commissioned by the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD) and OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (OSCE-HCNM). The publication is based on research carried out by the professionals of relevant fields and addresses important challenges of the national minorities' social-political integration in Georgia.
Fighting Goliath: The Reform of Party Finance in Ukraine
Authors: Oleksii Sidorchyk
Representatives of the Ukrainian Parliament, the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP), non-profit organizations and the diplomatic corps gathered to discuss the findings and recommendations of the expert paper produced by Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation with support from the NIMD's regional office in the Eastern European Neighborhood. Moderated by Tetyana Danylenko of the 5th Channel, the event provided a venue for frank and open discussion of recommendations outlined in the paper as well as policy viewpoints of participants.
NIMD will continue to provide support to an informed policy debate and will offer facilitation, expert insight, experience sharing and technical support for consensus building around key areas of democratic reforms in Ukraine.
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Sundamys é um género de roedor da família Muridae.

Espécies
 Sundamys infraluteus (Thomas, 1888)
 Sundamys maxi (Sody, 1932)
 Sundamys muelleri (Jentink, 1879)

Referências
 MUSSER, G. G.; CARLETON, M. D. Superfamily Muroidea. In: WILSON, D. E.; REEDER, D. M. (Eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3. ed. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. v. 2, p. 894-1531.

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Dainty and delicate, this diamond bridal set is a romantic look she'll adore. Created in cool 10K white gold, the engagement ring features an oval-shaped frame set with shimmering round diamonds. A border of smaller round accent diamonds frames the center cluster and lines the ring's shank. On your wedding day, the coordinating diamond wedding band completes the ensemble. A beautifully feminine look, this bridal set captivates with 1/5 ct. t.w. of diamonds and a polished shine.


Kathy Brasill, the owner and tour guide for Handcraftedholidays, took a small group of 6 of us on a delightful jaunt around northwest England and southern Scotland, seeing all things textile and more, staying in quaint old guesthouses with yummy well made food! Doesn't get much better than that in my world. Because we were such a small group on a small (but deluxe) bus we could go to out of the way places and into artist's studios to see them work. I loved every minute of the tour. Being with other people that love yarn, fabric, thread, art, craft and design was so inspiring and exciting. Needless to say I had to buy a bigger carry-on to come home! Checkout Kathy's website to see some photos and I will post some too. We were lucky to see the weavers in action at Stirling castle and have Ruth Jones, the head weaver (from Vancouver) talk to us about the replication of the unicorn tapestries.
Wish I could have gone along on this trip.


Nine months after canceling her Gibson Lounge appearance -- and an entire U.S. tour -- Cat Power is finally slated to return, with the Memphis Rhythm Band in tow.
Actually, Chan Marshall, who performs under the Cat Power moniker, has slipped into town in recent months to work with Robert Gordon, shooting scenes for her music video, "Lived in Bars."
Since her well-publicized breakdown and much-publicized recovery, Marshall and the Memphis Rhythm Band made it back onto the road for appearances at Bonnaroo, Coachella, and on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, clocking nearly 100 gigs in cities ranging from New York and San Francisco to Paris and Zurich.
"It's hard to say where the end is," notes Doug Easley, who shares guitar duties with Teenie Hodges in the Memphis Rhythm Band. "We just finished a bunch of dates in Europe that sold out, with people going nuts. [Fashion designer] Karl Lagerfeld sent Chan roses in Paris, and now word is buzzing around that she might be a model for Chanel jewelry.
"I'm proud of her," Easley offers, genuine praise from the musician/studio owner who helped guide Marshall through the recording process on her third album, 1996's What Would the Community Think, before providing guitar parts for The Greatest, cut last year at Ardent Studios.
Marshall and the Memphis Rhythm Band will return to Ardent to record a song for an upcoming Bob Dylan tribute album before rolling into The New Daisy Theatre for their concert Thursday, November 16th.
According to Marshall's publicist, Nils Bernstein of Matador Records, the Memphis Rhythm Band has played a huge part in Marshall's recovery. "Before, she would either play alone or with people who were dependent on her, constantly looking to her for what they should do," he says. "These guys are so professional. They're able to fend for themselves and provide an encouraging, mothering situation. She usually felt so much pressure [onstage], but these guys take it off her and make it a communal, easy experience."
The irony of the situation, Bernstein admits, is that while Cat Power fans notice the change, few of them recognize the supporting players, who include session musicians such as keyboardist Rick Steff and bassist Dave Smith, background vocalists Susan Marshall and Queen Ann Hines, saxophonist Jim Spake, and trumpeter Scott Thompson. "Because we've been so aggressively explaining who these musicians are, I think some people know, okay, Teenie played with Al Green and he wrote these songs. But the average audience member doesn't know who these guys are. People walk out of the concerts, saying, 'She played with these old Memphis legends,' but they aren't that old or maybe not that legendary outside of certain circles.
"What fans do see," Bernstein says, "is how professional they are and how respectful Chan is. Onstage, it's the synthesis of two really different Southern personalities. The band provides an urban, sophisticated sound, while her thing is more lonely and rural."
Tickets for the New Daisy show are $21 and are available at Cat's Records and Pop Tunes or at the door. Doors open at 8 p.m.
After spending the better half of the year on the road, Jed & Kelley, Memphis' sweetest-sounding alt-country duo, are back home and working on the follow-up to their 2005 debut Lose To Win at Keith Sykes' Woodshed studio. Saturday, November 18th, they'll put some of their new material to a test before a live audience when they take the stage at Newby's alongside The Tennessee Boltsmokers and Austin group Walt Wilkins & His Mystiqueros.
That gig, explains Kelley Mickwee, will return a favor. "We were in Texas for a total of five or six months this year," she says, "and Walt helped us out so much. He sings with his wife, Tina, and because we're both duos, we've played a lot of shows together. Walt's coming to play a few showcases in Nashville, and I just wanted to grab him while he's passing through town."


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Size and Substance
Posted on November 23, 2018 January 19, 2019 by Dan
Much has been made of the reshaping of the Canberra Raiders previously monster pack this offseason. The Raiders have put a finger to the wind, and decided to get smaller. At the same, they've extended the stay of enormous rookie prop Emre Guler. Are these two things compatible?
The decision to let two thirds of la meute d'hippopotames* depart, and the destruction of the Raiders defence by faster forward packs, forced a shift. The Green Machine have responded by focusing their offseason regime on getting faster, and getting smaller. As Siliva Havili put it to David Polkinghorne of The Canberra Times
"There's a new tactic we're going in with next year, just with the way we play in the middle, a bit more mobile, a bit faster middles in there. That's what we're working on."
A wise tactic given what transpired in 2018. As we said in Part III of our season review, the defensive frailties of the Raiders were consistent, and it usually started with a middle that couldn't keep up.
Into this dramatic shift walks Canberra's 2018 Rookie of the Year. Guler demonstrated in 2018 that he is very much capable of success in the top grade, and despite only three games showed he has a big part in the Raiders future.
Big is an important word though. Guler is a large human. He's six foot two in the old money, and the NRL.com conservatively puts his weight at 110kg. When he played first grade he didn't play big minutes. He averaged just 27.7 minutes a game, less than both Paulo (39.6) Boyd (35.0) (though it's likely that was due to Coach Stuart's desire to ease him into the top grade rather than seek full rotations out of him).
Regardless, Guler is hardly the 80 minute, mobile minaturette. He's big and he doesn't play big minutes. But that doesn't mean he won't be part of the shift to pace.
Guler is hardly a fascimile of Boyd and Paulo. At least 10 kilograms lighter (depending on whether Shannon is on the burgers or not), his excellent footwork close to the line, combined with his uncanny ability to get to his belly in the tackle, are reminiscent of long-lost Raider Paul Vaughan. His workrate in defence (0.62 tackles per minute) was much more than Paulo (0.42) or Boyd (0.57), and in line with defensive stalwart Luke Bateman (0.62).
In a sense the hybrid of size and mobility is a useful hedge for the Raiders going forward. It's not hard to see Guler fitting in to a light second unit pack and the chief line bender, or part of a duo of big boppers with Josh Papalii. The decision to 'go small' may only be a temporary fad, and by keeping Guler in the fold the Raiders not only have locked in important talent, but also greater flexibility in playing styles than the presence of Boyd and Paulo provided, or the newly arrived Ryan Sutton.
Locking Guler in for the longer term is smart work by the Raiders. He provides flexibility in the long term, allowing Canberra to have a foot in both the 'mobile' and 'bruising' pack approaches. But his presence will pay dividends in 2019 as well.
*google translate informs me la meute d'hippopotames means the pack of hippos in French. I dunno man, I don't speak French, i'm just feeling a little fancy today.
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With an old war raging between vampires and shifters, Ria must learn to refocus her life if she's going to survive.
Her renegade fight was just the beginning. The queen is recruiting new soldiers. Ria's going on vicious missions with her battle buddy. And her explosive abilities are malfunctioning at inopportune moments.
So now, Ria must forgo her selfish desires to compartmentalize her life, but what's she to do when she can't save everyone she wants to? One girl may not be capable of taking down an empire. Good thing Ria's got help.
Alisha Costanzo is from a Syracuse suburb. She earned her MFA in creative writing from the University of Central Oklahoma, where she currently teaches English. She's the author of BLOOD PHOENIX: REBIRTH, BLOOD PHOENIX: CLAIMED, BLOOD PHOENIX: IMPRINTED, and LOVING RED, and co-editor of DISTORTED. UNDERWATER, and AFTER THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. She's currently editing her new 2017 fire-themed anthology, writing about Ria's father, and crafting her new YA novel for its 2018 release. In the meantime, she will continue to corrupt young minds, rant about the government, and daydream about her all around nasty creatures.


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Maryland Court Upholds MS4 Stormwater Permits, Rejects Environmentalist Challenge
Environment / Government Liability and Courts
A Capital Gazette article (2016-03-12) reported the Maryland Court of Appeals has rejected arguments in a series of consolidated cases that the Phase 1 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permits issued by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) were not vague and contained sufficient information to meet federal requirements. The decision caps off a long-running legal battle between environmental groups who challenged the permits, the State, counties, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The decision supported the permits issued for Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Montgomery, and Prince George's Counties. The permits are required under the federal Clean Water Act. From the article:
"Citizens want to know the state and county are reducing this pollution," said Tom Zolper, a spokesman for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, one of the lawsuit complainants. "We wanted tougher permits to make sure that happens. The court has denied these tougher permits. That's disappointing." …
But MDE said the current system is effective. Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles called the ruling a "big win" for the bay and the watershed.
"The ruling supports our approach of combining accountability with flexibility to help local governments find practical solutions to reducing polluted stormwater runoff," he said. …
Erik Michelsen, the administrator of the county's Watershed Protection and Restoration Program, said the system upheld by the court combined with "total maximum daily load" pollution limits keep the county's feet to the fire.
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By Cassandra Lane
Katy Chase, co-owner of Studio LOL, says kids should feel relaxed over the summer, but not "abandon all learning and thinking." PHOTO COURTESY STUDIO LOL
Imagine, for a moment, that you are on "Jeopardy!" Host Alex Trebek rattles off the answer to the question you need to provide: "This phenomenon results in two to three months of academic learning loss in school-age children."
You punch your buzzer and light up your podium. "What is summer brain drain?" you yell, triumphant. You are right. While summertime represents that much-anticipated season of rest and riotous fun for kids – sleeping late, basking in waves and vitamin D, indulging in screen time, letting rollercoasters shake equations from the brain – it can also bode the wrong kind of results for students each year. This is the period, also called "summer learning loss" and "summer slide," when students lose chunks of the knowledge and skills their teachers helped them build during the school year.
I know firsthand. I taught high school English literature and composition for a few years, and can attest to the reality of summer brain drain. Each fall, some students I had taught the previous year would end up with me for the next grade. As they wrestled with paying attention and turned in essay drafts fraught with errors, I would sigh. "Come on, guys – you remember what a claim is, and you certainly know better than to lowercase proper nouns!"
But summer brain drain carries heavier implications than teacher exasperation. Consider these long-term impacts, published by the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA):
Most students lose two months of mathematical skills every summer, and low-income children typically lose another two to three months in reading.
Students who fall behind over the summer are less likely to graduate from high school or go on to college.
Nine in 10 teachers spend at least three weeks re-teaching lessons at the start of the school year.
Kim Cullen, senior program manager at Stratford School, says students start the school year at a disadvantage. "Summer brain drain is recognizable as early as first grade," she says. "The slide can compound as the child grows older. By the time a student is in sixth grade, a consistent summer slide can cause a student to be two years behind their peers."
Stratford School offers summer programs for children as young as 2 ½ through those entering eighth grade. PHOTO COURTESY STRATFORD SCHOOL
The good news is that you can outwit summer brain drain – or at least reduce it. If, like many parents across the L.A. region, you are planning to enroll your children in summer camp, look for camps that provide learning opportunities to keep students' brains fresh. The NSLA reports that elementary school students with high levels of attendance (at least five weeks) in voluntary summer learning programs experience benefits in math and reading.
It's only February, so you may just be recovering from winter break. Use this time, though, to research summer camps and apply for early-bird specials and scholarships.
Fun is Essential
But hold your horses. Before you go off the deep end, ready to nix your kids' notions of an easy-breezy summer, remember that fun has its purpose, too. It should not be viewed as the enemy – even in light of the dreaded summer slide. Those hot months should be a time of leisure, a time to get away from the intensity of the hectic school year, to let the brain, body and spirit air out a bit.
"Children need to grow through fun, play and relaxation," says Cullen. "It is easy to over schedule a child in today's fast-paced world, [but] it is just as important to allow a child to be a child. Unstructured, unplugged time allows children to explore their imagination and, hopefully, get outside."
Throughout L.A., a variety of organizations offer summer camps centered around building a particular skill. The region doesn't run short on science- and coding-camp opportunities that integrate math skills – from iD Tech Camp (idtech.com) to Code Rev (www.coderevkids.com). And programs such as 826 LA (www.826la.org), Writopia (www.writopialab.org) and Cal State L.A. (through its Young Writers' Camp, www.calstatela.edu) provide spaces for students to hone their language arts skills.
If you're looking for a well-rounded learning experience for your kids, look for those that weave learning with recreational and creative activities that your kids crave, such as music, art projects, field trips and cooking.
Evelyn Rudie, co-artistic director of the Santa Monica Playhouse (www.santamonicaplayhouse.com), says her summer camp is based on learning through fun. "We have discovered that when a child's interest is engaged, it doesn't feel like learning," Rudie says. "We find that using drama for cross-curricular activities really helps young people to learn and to focus, not just in the weeks following the summer, but throughout the school year. Using drama to study history, to study a chapter in a book, to study current events, helps students to process visually, aurally, and especially kinesthetically, and by using all three processes, they are kept engaged and interested and no one is left out because of their particular process of learning."
Children who attend arts programs such as those at the Santa Monica Playhouse also gain study skills, says Co-artistic Director Evelyn Rudie. PHOTO BY CYDNEE MOORE
Like the Playhouse, other arts camps insist that engaging students' imaginations during the summer is fertile ground for academic learning. "The Summer Program at Idyllwild Arts is a way for kids, ages 5 to 18, to build competencies, such as creativity and innovation, that may not be taught or taught as fully during a student's regular education," says Mark A. Davis, director of summer and auxiliary programs at Idyllwild Arts Foundation (www.idyllwildarts.org).
Katy Chase, co-owner of Studio LOL (www.studioLOL.com), says parents find that improv camp "offers a nice balance between learning and laughing for the summer months, when kids should feel relaxed, but not completely abandon all learning and thinking."
And Rudie says that the more students are involved in the arts during the summer or year-round, the more their study skills are enhanced. "When a student participates in an arts program in the summer, there is no 'summer learning loss,'" she says. "If anything, there is a summer learning gain, which makes going back to school a delight, rather than a challenge."
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If you start exposing kids to summer learning experiences as soon as possible, it can become a good habit you hope they never break.
Stratford School (www.stratfordschools.com) offers programs for children from age 2½ to those entering eighth grade. Camp offerings can include STEM classes, writing and math workshops and creative and performing arts. "Our camps for our younger students are four and three weeks long, [and] this allows enough time for our students to acclimate to a new environment," says Cullen. "Our elementary and middle school students may choose from a variety of two-week long camps, which are project-based and focus on keeping their academic skills fresh while solving real-world problems."
Nor Oropez, director of Community and Public Programs in the Education Department at the California Science Center, says courses there are offered for kids who will begin preschool in the fall. "We have mommy-and-me or guardian-and-me classes – basically getting them ready for preschool," Oropez says. "They're exploring their bodies, understanding what chemistry is."
How, one might ask, do you teach chemistry to a 4-year-old? "You make it really simple as far as observation skills mostly," says Oropez, who has a degree in biology. "You start with one or two ingredients to have them understand what that chemical reaction is. It's hands-on, very practical."
Mason Malina takes advantages of his flexible online-learning schedule to pursue interests such as culinary classes. PHOTO COURTESY RHONDA MALINA
Registration for the science center's camp (www.californiasciencecenter.org) opens in late February, and scholarship applications open then, too. This year, 1,000 students will be awarded need-based scholarships. Class offerings will include exploring chemistry in slime and explosions for early elementary students, design and civil engineering for kids headed to middle school (including concepts such as how to build a building to withstand an earthquake), life camera science (think satellites, the Hubble), marine biology and drones. Coursework is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards, and the science center benefits from working with its own professionals, sponsors and the science department at Loyola Marymount University.
"One thing we try to have [our instructors] do is to turn the classroom around," says Oropez. "The traditional way is, 'I'm going to tell you what's going to happen, then you'll do an experiment that will prove what I just said.' Here, students get the assignment first, then learn by doing. We're really good at teaching kids to think like scientists and get them excited about science. To get them familiar with the terms."
The Flexible Brain
As a virtual learner since he was in fourth grade, Mason Malina, an 11th grader at California Connections Academy, has grown used to finding a balance between learning and play – throughout the year. For this straight-A student, there is not a huge gap between summer and fall learning. However, the flexibility he has in doing his coursework online and meeting virtually with his teachers takes some getting used to. "Going from having the installed rigor of traditional school to having to put that structure in for yourself is a challenge," Malina says. "Once I did make that transition, it was amazing. I can get ahead, which is wonderful."
His ability to set his schedule has allowed him to pursue other interests – a black belt in taekwondo, competitive swimming, culinary classes. To keep his brain active during summer breaks, Malina has participated in the nonprofit Schooling for Life (www.schoolforlife.org), which provides extracurricular activities, seminars and domestic and international travel with other students and top university professors. "We've gone to Israel to study history, to England to study the Industrial Revolution," says Malina.
He also takes classes at Los Angeles Valley College. "When I get back into school, especially my history class, there will be a lot of things I've already learned," he says. "For me, it's more of a mindset. I try and work as hard as I can so I can finish summer school and academic work so that I do have a little bit more time to hang out with friends."
Some workshops at the summer science camp at the California Science Center align with the Next Generation Science Standards. PHOTO COURTESY CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER
His mature approach to balancing learning and play began early. "He said, 'I want to do something for the summer, but I don't want to just go to camp and run around,'" says Malina's mother, Rhonda.
In whatever ways your family chooses to balance summer camp fun with learning, your kids' teachers will be grateful. Meagan VanDeventer, who teaches art at California Connections Academy, says teachers and administrators do as much as possible to give students and parents suggestions on how to keep learning strong during the summer months, including reading lists, online worksheets at blog.connectionsacademy.com and an online message board.
VanDeventer recommends summer camps that weave learning and fun. But even before that last day of school, she says, teachers can help guide their students' summers. "I think the best thing is to frontload students and families regarding summer loss. Educate them on why it is important," says VanDeventer. "Be really clear before going on summer break or any extended break about what the downfall of not learning over the break can be."
Cassandra Lane is Managing Editor of L.A. Parent.
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18 essential medical tests to be started in your 30s and continued through to your 50s
Here's a list of the essential tests that should be started in your 30s and continued through to your 50s.
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UPDATED: January 4, 2016 11:39 IST
It is necessary to get the following tests done if you're in your 30s, 40s or 50s. Picture courtesy: Reuters
Screening tests can catch a health condition even before it starts showing symptoms, helping you take preventive measures.
Here's a list of the essential tests to be started in your 30s and continued through, to your 50s.
Although, remember that all lab reports need to be reviewed by a trained physician as, what may be normal for one person may not be for another-- depending on their overall health condition.
In your 30s:
Complete Blood Count (CBC): It is used to diagnose anaemia, infections, certain types of cancer, and so on. It's especially important for Indian women as we tend to suffer from iron deficiency anaemia and may require supplementation. If the CBC is okay, it may be repeated once a year.
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Blood Pressure Test: A reading below 120/80 is ideal. If the reading is normal, get tested the next year.
Blood Sugar Test: Done after a 12-hour fasting period, this helps detect diabetes. A reading of < 99 is normal; between 100 and 110 indicates pre-diabetes and higher than 110 indicates diabetes. In cases of pre-diabetes and diabetes, an additional test, HbA1C, that indicates the average blood sugar levels over the previous 3 months is done. An annual testing is recommended if the reading is normal.
Lipid Profile: Considered an accurate indicator of your heart health, this blood test measures the total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL and LDL levels. The LDL and triglycerides should ideally be < 130 and HDL > 60. Testing once in 2 years is recommended for people with normal readings. In case of obese patients and people with heart disease and/or diabetes, an annual testing may be recommended.
ECG Test: Recommended after age 35, an electrocardiogram (ECG) test is, checks for the risk of heart disease. If the report is normal, it can be repeated annually.
Liver Function Test: This is done annually to screen for liver conditions, such as alcohol-induced liver damage, fatty liver, Hepatitis C and B.
Urine Analysis: It checks for presence of proteins, sugar and blood (especially in smokers who are at high risk for bladder cancer) in the urine sample, which could indicate kidney disease, among other conditions. If the reports normal, get tested the next year.
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Kidney Function Test: A high reading of serum creatinine may indicate impaired kidney function. Even though a reading of 0.3-1.2 is considered normal, the size of an individual also needs to be taken into account.
Thyroid Function Tests: These blood tests are important in detecting underactive (hypothyroidism) or overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism). In case of normal findings, once-a-year testing is recommended.
Test For Vitamin D Deficiency: An extremely common condition, Vitamin D deficiency increases the risk of bone loss and osteoporosis in later years, among other things. A reading < 30 in the blood test indicates a deficiency.
Pap Smear Test (For Women): It can catch pre-cancerous changes in the cervix, and is recommended for every sexually-active woman after age 21. In their 30s, if 3 consecutive, yearly test results are normal, the test can be repeated every 3-5 years. Ideally, it should be combined with the HPV test.
Screening For STIs: If you have multiple sexual partners or are planning to conceive, check for sexually transmitted infections, like syphilis, gonorrhoea, HIV, Hepatitis B and C.
In your 40s: Continue with the tests started in your 30s. And introduce these new tests:
Test For Prostate Cancer (For Men): The Prostate-specific Antigen (PSA) blood test assesses the risk of prostate cancer. PSA level < 4 is normal, but a higher level doesn't necessarily indicate cancer, so let the doc do the evaluation.
Mammogram (For Women): This breast cancer screening is recommended every two years. In case of any abnormal reports or high risk factors, your doctor may ask you to repeat the test more frequently.
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Test For Calcium: This blood test measures bone metabolism. It's especially important for women as post-menopause, they are at a high risk for developing osteoporosis.
Uric Acid Test: It's a blood test to detect gout (painful swelling of toes and ankles). High levels of uric acid in the blood indicate gout.
Stool Occult Test: It tests for hidden blood in the sample. It's important because it could mean bleeding in the abdomen, gut or rectum. The find may indicate further medical examination.
In your 50s: Continue with the screening from your 30s and 40s. There's just one new test for you and your partner in this decade:
Colonoscopy: It helps detect colon cancer. The colonoscopy involves looking for polyps or lesions in the colon and rectum.The lesions are removed and biopsied during the procedure. Your doctor may suggest repeating the colonoscopy every 3-5 years to check for recurrences. If the results are normal, the test needs to be repeated every decade.
Experts courtesy: Preventionadvisor Dr Navin Dang, specialist in laboratory medicine and director, Dr Dangs Lab Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi and Dr Sonia Gyamlani, senior consultant, Internal Medicine & Co-ordinator, Preventive Health Checks, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon.
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Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) — one of the main causes underlying the development of persistent hypoglycemic conditions in childhood. The article presents the experience of diagnosis and treatment in patients with CHI. We have examined 7 children diagnosed with СHI aged 1 month to 1.5 years. For diagnosing CHI, we have used routine clinical and laboratory investigations, as well as molecular genetic and instrumental diagnostics (18F-DOPA positron emission tomography). Molecular genetic testing confirmed the diagnosis of CHI in 6 children. All 7 children with CHI had various resistance to conservative treatment, had a different degree of psychomotor development and seizures. Of them, 6 children underwent surgery with achievement of normoglycemia. Genetic testing and 18F-DOPA positron emission tomography should be carried out in all children with hypoglycemia and increased or normal levels of C-peptide and insulin to clarify the type of CHI. Further development of genetic diagnostics is necessary to find new CHI genes. Surgical treatment may be a treatment of choice in children with CHI, particularly in its focal form.
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Griffith research highlights driverless car legal concerns
Published September 12, 2017 September 12, 2017 AuthorAlison McIntyre
New research from Griffith University suggests that current fault-based liability processes fail to accommodate autonomous vehicles.
The research paper argues the legal definitions for 'accident' and 'personal injury' will require major reform to account for the inability to establish fault where a vehicle is highly automated.
Griffith PhD Law candidate Mark Brady said the question of whether a driver is at fault in the event that an autonomous vehicle harms another person or causes damage is important.
"With a fault-based system, most require a person in control of the vehicle or a driver," Mr Brady said.
"An autonomous vehicle doesn't fit the current legislative definition. So, in order to establish who is in control, they need to create a legal fiction and displace that blame to somebody else – whether that be the manufacturer, the software provider, or some other fault."
He also said that existing compensation and insurance schemes, such as the compulsory third party motor accident schemes and the national injury insurance schemes, will need change.
"Under a compulsory third party fault-based system, unless you can prove that there was a person at fault, you can't recover," Mr Brady said.
"It defeats the purpose of a compulsory third party scheme if people can't be covered in a third-party accident.
In late 2016 the Queensland Government invested $26.5 million into a driverless car trial based in Ipswich, resulting in 500 regular cars being fitted with sensors.
On road testing of driverless vehicles is expected to begin in 2019.
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Forbes Marketing Detailed information on Forbes products.What is This?
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Far too many view their website primarily as a sales tool instead of a media property.
I always enjoy the opportunity to do media training with clients.
My focus is typically on trying to simulate the toughest interview they will have in their career in the hope that every interview from that point forward will be that much easier.
One of the toughest lessons is understanding the fine line between finding appropriate ways to mention your book, product or service on air and over-selling it.
We've all heard the interviews where the guest is overly promotional and, as soon as we hear it, we're on to the next channel.
Have you ever thought of your website the same way?
After all, most visitors land on your website in the same mindset they have when watching or listening to an interview – they want to be informed and entertained – not sold.
Let's say you are an author and you do an interview on NPR. After that interview, 1,000 people are interested enough to go to your website.
Of those 1,000 people, 1% are so impressed with your interview that they're ready to buy the book.
Great—10 books sold… but what about the other 990 people who were interested enough to visit the site but aren't ready to buy?
You know they're interested, but because you haven't given them anything of value (outside of buying something), those 990 are hitting the back button in their browser and will likely never be back again.
However, if you change your mindset from thinking of your website as an online brochure to a media property, you can focus on providing a valuable call to action (great content or a quiz/assessment) which is the first step in what could be a long and lucrative relationship. When you do this, you've extended your interaction with the people who aren't yet ready to buy and have given yourself not only a growing email list but also the opportunity to nurture that lead over time and turn them into a bigger customer.
Be honest – does your website more closely resemble a media property or a brochure?
95% of the websites I see for authors, experts and businesses are essentially online brochures. Such websites typically offer static information, including bios, accolades, contact and location.
This kind of website is set up only for the small percentage of people who are ready to take a significant step with you that day.
This is a dead end website. If you have a website like this, you are spinning your wheels – wasting time, money and an opportunity to build long-term leverage.
Are you set up for the 1%, the 99% or the 100%?
As I noted, it's important to think about what you're offering to visitors once they land on your website.
Make sure your site works for the 100%! Get them and keep them!
One great way to set yourself up for the 100% is to build a quiz or assessment on your site using a service like Catch Engine.
Does your website rock on mobile?
Most people spend all of their time worrying about how the home page of their website looks on a 19 inch iMac screen. The reality is that most people will enter your website via a mobile device, not a large computer. Use of mobile is overtaking usage of desktop at an ever-increasing rate. According to data released by StatCounter, late last year, for the first time in history, more users accessed the web from mobile devices like smartphones and tablets than they did from desktops or notebooks. Morgan Stanley estimates that 91 percent of adults keep their smartphone within arm's reach throughout the day.
Most websites built today are responsive (meaning that the design fits to the size of the screen used for viewing) but, to most, the mobile design is a total afterthought. Think again. It should be the priority in your web design.
Take a look at your site via your smart phone and ask yourself whether or not it's set up for success.
Does your website reflect the most current version of your brand?
No question building a website is a very hard thing to do – even when you've hired someone to do it for you! You have to review designs, write the content, review the full page mocks and write more content.
When a website launches, most people don't want to think about updating again for years to come based on the hassle factor. I totally understand that feeling.
But your website should be a living, breathing extension of your brand. Blog regularly, create content, share information and be constantly looking at your website to make sure it's updated and the most current reflection of your brand. Make it a habit.
Answering these four questions correctly can have an enormous impact on the effectiveness of your website, no doubt. But, devoting the time and resources necessary to do so can be a big ask. At ForbesBooks, each featured author is invited to participate in our exclusive Branding, Visibility, and Marketing program. One of the first steps of this program is helping new authors consider these four questions. From there, we guide our authors through the process of building a custom-designed personal website to serve as the home base for their platform-building efforts.
Don't let your website become a dead end – ask these four questions yourself and take action to go to the next step with your platform.
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Sub-Himalayan Farmers Distressed With Move To Derecognize Elephant Reserve
Wildlife activists and farmers in Uttarakhand say this move will increase man-elephant conflict
By Jitendra Choubey January 22 ,	2021
Free-ranging Asiatic Elephants roaming in their corridor in Kotdwar (Ashish Chauhan)
Mohan Khatri, 60, a small farmer of Nathuwali village in Uttarakhand, is upset over the state government's decision to denotify the northern Indian state's only elephant reserve — the Shivalik Elephant Reserve —for the expansion of the Jolly Grant Airport. His village and adjoining areas witnesses frequent human-elephant conflicts. And, he fears that this conflict may get intensified if the decision is implemented.
"Elephants frequently raid our fields, destroy paddy and maize crops," said Khatri, who heads a five-member family dependent on less than one hectare for their livelihood. His village is at the edge of the elephant corridor and around five miles away from the airport's current location. The corridor connects two wildlife protected areas and allows for the movement of elephants from one area to the other.
"This decision only makes elephants more vulnerable and has the potential to further worsen human-elephant conflict," said Khatri.
The state government decided to expand the Jolly Grant Airport to meet international standards and issued an order to this effect on January 8. The project entails doubling runways, parking areas, erection of new ATC towers, and other developmental works in and around the airport.
For this, 87 hectares of forest areas from the Shivalik Elephant Reserve will have to be acquired and another 18 hectares of non-forest areas. This will lead to the felling of around 10,000 trees of different species like khair (Acacia catechu), sheesham (Dalbergia sissoo), teak (Tectona grandis), kanju (Holoptelea integrifolia), jhingan (Lannea coromandelica), and gulmohar (Delonix regia).
Elephants 'browse' (feed on leaves, or other high-growing vegetation) on trees like teak, jhingan, khair, and sheesham. At the same time, these trees are also used by local community members for their household use like grazing of livestock, fodders, fuels, and timber
On January 11, however, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Uttarakhand High Court, which put a stay order on the state's denotification order.
The court cited that the denotification order violates Section 2 of The Forest (Conservation) Act 1980, which empowers only the central government to denotify any reserve. The court has issued notices to the state government, union government, State Wildlife Board, and State Biodiversity Board to respond in the next four weeks.
"The union government had asked the state government to look for alternative land as the Shivalik Elephant Reserve is a 'High Conservation Value' forest, but the state government didn't mention this fact to the court while arguing for the denotification order," said Reenu Paul, petitioner of this PIL and wildlife conservation activist.
A High Conservation Value forest contains a globally and regionally significant concentration of biodiversity value, which include endemic and endangered species.
Expansion of agricultural activities and development of highways and high-voltage power lines have shrunken the corridors and led to blockage of the passages in several places.
The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), a New Delhi-based non-profit, published a report Right to Passage in 2017 that revealed that 11 corridors of the Shivalik Elephant Reserve had shrunken, and identified a number of obstructions on the path of elephants.
"It is always painful to see an elephant stuck in traffic or get electrocuted or die in train accidents," said Ashish Chauhan, a wildlife enthusiast and school teacher from Kotdwar village, another elephant corridor that also witnesses human-elephant conflicts. He explains that the Kotdwar-Lansdowne road overlaps with the corridors. In addition, the construction of a wall to prevent landslides also obstructs elephant movements.
In Uttarakhand, 170 elephants died in the last five years. Of these, 11 died of electrocution, 12 were run over by trains, 31 died of other accidents, and 44 deaths are due to "unknown" reasons.
Chauhan, 46, says that elephants use the corridors to find food when they are unable to forage in the forest due to natural calamities like drought.
"In 2015, in an extreme drought-like situation, a herd of elephants visited a part of rural Kotdwar where there used to be a big banana field till the early 1990s. However, when the animals found the field full of concrete houses, they broke down a few walls of houses and returned to where they came from," said Chauhan.
National Crisis
The central government's Ministry of Environment and Forests launched "Project Elephant" in 1992 to conserve the free-ranging population of wild Asian-elephants and restore their natural habitats. Under this project, the central government provides technical and financial support to the state governments for the management of the elephants in their territory. Since then, 32 elephant reserves have been notified in the country, spanning nearly 69,000 sq. km. and 101 identified corridors in northeast, central, north-west, and south India.
The Shivalik Elephant Reserve, spread out over 5405 sq. km., including 1340 sq. km. of protected areas, was notified in 2002 under Project Elephant. It constitutes three protected areas, Jim Corbett National Park, Rajaji National Park, and Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary, apart from other forest divisions.
Free-ranging Asiatic elephants roaming in their corridor in Kotdwar. (Ashish Chauhan)
Some wildlife experts argue that the government's efforts to restore natural habitats harmed the conservation of elephants. It encouraged monoculture plantations like tea and eucalyptus instead of promoting local trees. Some exotic invasive grasses like Lantana and Parthenium have outnumbered the local grasses which elephants love to eat.
These situations created a competitive environment for elephants to survive, which manifests as elephant raids into human habitation.
According to the WTI report, the width of corridors have shrunken drastically since 2005. About 74 percent of corridors were the width of one kilometer or less in 2017 compared to 45.5 percent in 2005. Only 22 percent of corridors were of a width of one to three kilometers in 2017 while it was 41 percent in 2005.
"About 400-450 humans lose their lives due to human elephant conflict in India annually, and around 100 elephants are killed in retaliation for the damage they cause to human life and property," said Paul.
"The reserve in Uttrakhand has the highest density of tuskers found in India, so they need rightful corridors for their movement" said Rakesh Kumar Singh, a wildlife conservationist, who used to impart training of forest officials of Shivalik Elephant Reserve.
(Edited by Anindita Ghosh and Uttaran Dasgupta. Map by Urvashi Makwana)
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we choose some of the items from the paper to practice together.
例如,你知道怎么去那儿吗? Do you know how to go there?
start from the last item.
饿了,wants to find something to eat.
words relates to 吃的 Which one?
你的 游泳水平最近提高很快啊 游泳 is a kind of ability.
明天吧?So D put here is right.
And C is this sentence.
双 is a measure word Still remember?
一刻 that means 15 minutes.
双 Which one is right?
And how about 双? Did you find that?
Let's see the other options.
You should fill in the blanks from dialogues.
角 is a measure word relates to money.
And 明白 is also the same meaning.
甜 is the taste of sugar.


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Polverigi és un comune (municipi) de la província d'Ancona, a la regió italiana de les Marques, situat a uns 15 quilòmetres al sud-oest d'Ancona. A 1 de gener de 2019 la seva població era de 4.552 habitants.

Polverigi limita amb els següents municipis: Agugliano, Ancona, Jesi, Offagna, Osimo i Santa Maria Nuova.

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Municipis d'Ancona


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Objective: Aim of this open clinical trial is to evaluate efficacy and tolerance of the injectable product under study, on main sign of face skin photoaging.
measures. Assessment of aesthetic results included photographic documentation.
Results: Obtained results showed an improvement of all the clinical and subjective assessments and on the majority of objective instrumental parameters. These were already significant 10 days after the first injection procedure and were still significant and still improving after 6 months (at follow up). Global judgment on tolerability was good/excellent, both in the investigators' opinion and volunteers' self-evaluation.
Conclusions: Obtained results confirm the aesthetic performance of the injectable product on main signs of face skin photoaging. In particular, it was demonstrated the biovolumetric effect, the antiwrinkle efficacy, a superficial and deep moisturising activity and elasticizing properties.


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Perfect storm of change, debt and Brexit sank Thomas Cook
Passengers left stranded after the collapse of British travel firm Thomas Cook remain at Punta Cana's international airport, in the Dominican Republic, on Sept. 23, 2019. Thomas Cook, both a tour operator and an airline, collapsed on Monday, leaving hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers stranded worldwide and sparking the UK's biggest repatriation since World War II. AFP
British tour operator Thomas Cook fell victim to multiple setbacks including shifting travel habits, the rise of online booking sites, the sinking pound and even unusually hot summer weather at home that discouraged Northern Europeans from travelling..
Specific problems of its own, like a 1.6 billion-pound ($2 billion) debt pile, made it less able to react to change.
It all added up to a perfect storm that led the 178-year-old company to cease operations early Monday, stranding hundreds of thousands of travelers.
Analysts said Thomas Cook, which rode a package holiday boom that started in the mid-1980s, was too slow to react as consumers moved away from buying trips at bricks-and-mortar stores.
It has been overtaken by online services like Airbnb and internet travel companies who may separate or combine hotel, rental car and flight offerings, which puts pressure on prices through comparison shopping.
''The company has struggled to adapt to a changing travel and retail environment,'' said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK.
The company did push into online business, with 48% of its bookings from the internet as of last year. But not fast enough. Online rivals, meanwhile, didn't have to bear the costs of owning 200 hotels, 500 travel agency shops and 105 airline jets, but acted as middlemen.
Felix Kolbeck, head of the department of tourism at the Munich University of Applied Sciences, said the classical business model with travel agents and tour operators, which was very strong for decades in Britain, ''has been out of date for some time.''
Kolbeck said that in the current environment, ''if as a travel company you do not have exclusive access to certain capacity, hotel facilities, resorts, or market them exclusively and thus can price them higher, then you will run into difficulty.'' CEO Peter Fankhauser had led the company in that direction but then faced troubles from Brexit uncertainty and the weaker pound.
Thomas Cook Group PLC isn't alone in facing such pressures. Competitor TUI Group AG, based in Hannover, Germany, has shifted its focus from tour operators to its own cruises and hotels.
But other factors laid into the British travel company.
Company officials have cited uncertainty over Brexit, both from consumers worried about its impact on their finances and from the timing, given that one unfulfilled deadline for Britain to leave the EU fell on March 31, just days before the heavy European Easter holiday travel season this year. Travel agents had to issue guidance on what would happen in case of a no-deal Brexit. Brexit has meanwhile sent the pound lower, given British travelers less purchasing power.
After 2010, the Arab Spring revolts discouraged travel to previous U.K. favorites such as Egypt and Tunisia. Travel companies shifted their focus to the Western Mediterranean, such as Spain's Canary Islands, only to see demand for some of those locations then dwindle.
The company's reputation suffered after the 2006 deaths of two customers in Corfu, Greece, from carbon monoxide poisoning. The case dragged out for years and Thomas Cook would end up being told by a coroner it ''breached its duty of care.''
As the company struggled to reshape its business in the new environment and cut costs it was hit with an unusually warm summer in 2018, which it said led travelers from the U.K. and Scandinavia to put off plans to head for warmer destinations. When they did decide at the last minute, the sector of the market that focuses on late decision makers turned out to be fiercely competitive on price.
''The group, like its peers, has suffered from a perfect storm of turbulence, from political unrest and terrorism at some of its most popular destinations, to unusual weather patterns seeing travelers taking 'staycations' and the ever present Brexit uncertainty devaluing the pound and putting consumers off from booking holidays,'' said Helal Miah, investment research analyst at The Share Centre.
Heavy debts gave the company less breathing room to maneuver.
''While other travel groups have suffered from these factors, Thomas Cook's pile of debt is the differentiating factor,'' said Miah. (AP)


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It is the purpose of this Chapter to promote economic development and tourism within the City by making provision for the sale of alcoholic beverages by the drink at certain restaurants and dining facilities in a manner consistent with the local option election heretofore conducted pursuant to KRS Chapter 242.
AS used in this Chapter, unless a different meaning is clearly indicated, the definitions contained in KRS Chapters 241, 242, 243, 244 are hereby adopted as part of the alcoholic beverage control law of the City.
§ 73.03 INCORPORATION OF STATE LAW.
The provisions of the state alcoholic beverage control law contained in KRS Chapters 241, 242, 243, and 244 pertaining to licenses and regulations of the state alcoholic beverage control board as well as amendments and supplements thereto, are hereby adopted as part of the alcoholic beverage control law of the City, except as otherwise lawfully provided herein.
This Chapter shall be construed to apply to the sale of alcoholic beverage by the drink in conjunction with a meal at restaurants and dining facilities within the City of New Castle which seat a minimum of fifty (50) persons and derive a minimum of seventy percent (70%) of their gross receipts from the sale of food, as provided in KRS 242.1244.
§ 73.05 FOOD SERVICE REQUIREMENT.
All license holders under this Chapter shall be required to maintain food service during all hours that alcohol is served.
§ 73.06 CITY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL ADMINISTRATOR.
(A) The City Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator (the "City ABC Administrator") shall be appointed by the City Commission and may be removed by the Commission with or without cause. No conflict of interest shall be deemed to arise if the individual appointed as City ABC Administrator is also employed by the City in some other capacity.
(B) The city ABC Administrator shall have the power and authority to promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to implement this ordinance, pursuant to KRS 241.190 and KRS 241.060.
(C) The functions of the City ABC Administrator shall be the same with respect to the City's Alcoholic Beverages Licenses and Regulations as the functions of the Kentucky Alcoholic Beverage Control Board with respect to the state alcoholic beverages licenses and regulations, as provided in KRS 241.190; except that no amendments of proposed by the City ABC Administrator shall be more stringent than the statuses relating to alcoholic beverage control or the regulations of the state ABC Board. Regulations of the City ABC Administrator shall only become more effective upon the appropriate approval of such by the New Castle Commission.
(D) The City ABC Administrator and agents, if any, shall have the full police powers of peace officers, and their jurisdiction shall be coextensive with the boundaries of the city. They, and any City law enforcement officer, may inspect any premises where alcoholic or malt beverages are sold, stored, or otherwise trafficked without first obtaining a search warrant.
(E) The City ABC Administrator and agents are authorized to examine and inspect, and any reasonable time, all books and records required to be maintained by licensees under KRS 244.150, in addition to the reports otherwise required by this Chapter, the licensee shall submit to the City ABC Administrator a copy of all reports which the license is required or elects to submit to or file with the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
(F) The City ABC Administrator shall have the same powers and duties with respect to suspension and revocation for cause of City licenses as the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has with respect to state license under KRS 241.060. The City Administrator, on his own initiative or on the complaint of any person, may institute proceedings to revoke or suspend any license issued under this ordinance.
(A) No alcoholic beverages shall be sold in the City except as permitted by the Kentucky Revised Statutes and except by a duly authorized licensee in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Chapter.
(1) Such restaurants and dining facilities shall seat a minimum of 50 persons.
(2) Restaurants and dining facilities licensed under this Chapter shall have articulated and convincing reasons to anticipate that they will derive a minimum of 70% of their gross receipts from the sale of food as certified by periodic documentation as herein required.
(A) Representatives of restaurants and dining facilities seeking the license for which provision is made herein shall submit a completed application to the City ABC Administrator. The form provided shall be the same form utilized by the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (ABC).
(B) Applicants for a license under this Chapter shall pay an annual license fee of $400.00. The durations period for all licenses approved by the City ABC Administrator and issued by the City shall begin on July 1st and shall expire at midnight on the following June 30th. Any licenses issued after December 31st shall be assessed a fee that is based on the prorated portion of the remainder of the license period. However, no license shall be issued for less than one-half (1/2) of the annual fee.
(C) A verified statement of the applicant shall accompany the application, containing the affirmation of the applicant that the applicant anticipates that the gross receipts at the licensed premises through the sale of good shall be equal to or greater that 70% of its total gross receipts.
(E) The City licenses shall be issued and he fees collected by the City Clerk, who shall report to the City at the end of each month or quarter, all fees that have been collected.
§ 73.09 PERIODIC INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BE LICENSEE.
(A) Every licensee under this Ordinance shall keep and maintain on the licensed premises adequate records and books of transactions of all sales in the same manner as required by the Rules and Regulations of the State ABC Board. Such books and records shall be available at all reasonable times for inspection by the City ABC Administrator and such City employees who may assist the City ABC Administrator in his or her review.
(C) The certificate shall contain a brief description of the methodology used in the determination of the certified percentage.
§ 73.10 MANDATORY RESPONSIBLE BEVERAGE TRAINING.
All Licensees, employees, or persons involved in the selling and serving of alcoholic beverages shall be at least twenty (20) years of age. They must all participate in and complete a City-approved Responsible Beverage Service training program, approved by the City ABC Administrator of the City of New Castle. Before approval of the program, the City ABC Administrator shall first be satisfied that the training program is genuine and effectively trains all participants in the recognition of false identification and age documents, as well as the human characteristic of alcohol and/or drug intoxification. The City will not require enrollment in any particular classes, but only that the training be obtained from a recognized training program meeting the goals expressed in the Ordinance. The training person or agency must reasonable instruct upon and certify the participants competence in pertinent federal, state , and local laws related to the sale of alcohol; verification of age, forms of identification, and used documents of false or misleading identification, the effect of alcohol intoxication. This training must be completed within ninety (90) days of the date on which the person first becomes subject to the training requirement.
The license issued pursuant to this Chapter shall authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages until the next following June 30. The license may be renewed annually thereafter upon a showing that the criteria therefore have been met, the filing and approval of a renewal application, and the payment of a renewal fee.
§ 73.12 REGULATORY LICENSE FEE IMPOSED.
(A) For the purpose of full reimbursement to the City of the cost of any policy, regulatory, legal, or administrative expenses related to the sale of alcoholic beverages in a manner consistent with this Chapter, a Regulatory License Fee is imposed on the gross receipts from retain sales of alcoholic beverages under each license issued pursuant to this Chapter. The amount of this fee shall be adjusted from time to time by ordinance so that the same shall be reasonably estimated to insure full reimbursement to the City of the police, regulatory, administrative, or legal expenses herein referred to. The Regulatory License Fee shall be in addition to any other taxes, fees, or licenses permitted by law.
(B) Until adjusted by ordinance as hereinbefore required, the Regulatory License Fee shall be five percent (5%) of all sales of alcoholic beverages.
(C) Payment of the Regulatory License Fee shall accompany the quarterly reports approved for use by the City ABC Administrator, submitted to the City Clerk by the 20th day following each quarter. The City Clerk shall apply a credit toward the regulatory license fee equal to the amount of the annual license feel imposed by § 73.08 (B).
(D) Failure to pay the quarterly remittance within ten days after the due date shall constitute a violation of this Chapter, and in addition, shall constitute grounds for an immediate 30 day suspension of this license for which provision is made herein.
§ 73.13 ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON SALE BY LICENSE.
At no time shall any alcoholic beverage be sold between the hours of 12:00 a.m. (midnight) and 6:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday, not between 12:00 a.m. (midnight) on Saturday and 6:00 a.m. on Monday.
§ 73. 14 CAUSE FOR REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR RENEW LICENSE AND FOR SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
(D) The failure to pay any fine for which provision is made herein.
§ 73.15 REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE LICENSE.
(4) A finding reasonably supported by the evidence.
(B) The City ABC Administrator may designate a City employee or other person to act as a hearing officer to conduct the hearing for which the provision is hereinbefore made. In the event of such a designation, the Hearing Officer's determination shall be in the form of a recommendation upon which the City ABC Administrator shall determine appropriate action.
Appeals from determination of the City ABC Administrator with respect to orders of that officer, including denial of applications or orders suspending or revoking the same, shall be addressed to the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in a manner consistent with KRS 241.200.
The sale of alcoholic beverages within City or not in conformity with this Chapter shall constitute a violation, punishable by fine up to $500 for each offense; to be prosecuted as all other municipal ordinance violations are prosecuted. Each day of each violation shall constitute a separate offense.
§ 73.18 TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE.
No license issued under this Ordinance shall be transferred or assigned, either as to the licensee or to the location except with prior approval of the City ABC Administrator and payment of a $100.00 fee made payable to City of New Castle.
Done this 2nd day April, 2012.


Upcoming two weeks feature tons of Halloween-themed events, giveaways, and specials — things you can only get during Halloween. Don't miss any of this!
We've added a total of 19 new decorative heads you can buy using sunpoints. Those heads are only available till the end of October, and are just 1 sunpoint each!
The heads are available in the temporary heads shop.
This month we got a total of 1420 votes from 120 people! This is even more than last month (110 more votes coming from 15 more people). To celebrate this we'll do not one but three lucky draws!
He almost lived up to his username yet again but somehow managed to get more than possible. New High Score!
Cute tiger got second place!
Three voters in spot three. Enjoy your rewards!
Fourth place for him yet again.
And the winner is ... @Krystina! Congratulations.
Thanks to all who participated in the monthly themed skin contest. We loved all the creativity, cuteness, and general fun brought to the server. Looking forward to seeing you all in the next month's contests!
Follow this link to read more about the new themed skin contest.
After some tedious work to reverse engineer the Instagram app we're now able to automatically post pictures from our website straight to our Instagram, without the need of any app! The pictures we will upload will all come from our media gallery. All pictures uploaded there with no privacy settings are eligible to be published on our Instagram account. Staff will hand-pick photos they think would suit well on our Instagram.
If you want your screenshots or pictures to be published on our Instagram you can start adding them to the media section right away. Make sure you set the photo album's settings to 'public' (we do respect your privacy). To get the best result you would have to upload an Instagram-ready picture; square and with optional filter magic. The only thing we do on our end is cropping the picture to a square by cutting off both sides, which may not always give the best results on regular, widescreen, screenshots.
All pictures approved by staff are posted on a one hour schedule, one by one, to our Instagram. Both the uploader and the approver will be credited and tagged in the description. It will tag you by your Minecraft name, which may not always be the same as your Instagram handle. If that's not the case you can enter your Instagram username on your profile settings page.
For each picture made by you, and published by us, you will receive a rare Instagram decorative head. And even more rare; an item frame with your picture, to be placed at any location in any of your claims!
Beauty Contest winners will receive A Big Mystery Crate worth $9.95 and the rare "Beauty" chat pre-fix.
This month we got a total of 1310 votes from 105 people! This is a new high score. To celebrate this achievement all the 105 voters listed below can claim a free Legendary Pickaxe by replying to this thread!
He almost lived up to his username but was short just one vote. New High Score!
This cute pirate got the second place, but is still my #1.
Four voters in the same spot, that's a new high score as well! Enjoy your rewards!
Three voters in the same spot ... not a new high score but still a lot. Have fun with your rewards!
New high score! Five voters in the same spot. Enjoy your rewards!
Good luck and prosperity will come to you but only if you post a Thank you #seemmetor in this thread.
This week's Where am I Wednesday is now live. If you can you find the location, in which this selfie was taken, quicker than anyone else, you'll get a Mystery Crate from the shop worth $4,95! Good luck!
Continue reading to see the selfie, as your first clue to start your hunting.